Telehealth

Telemedicine website SpeakWithAnMD.com, which is partnered with anti-vaccine group America's Frontline Doctors, has been fielding an increasing number of requests for ivermectin as misinformation spreads online claiming the drug is a miracle cure for COVID-19, NBC reported Aug. 27. 

The Federal Communications Commission on Aug. 26 awarded $41.9 million in funding to 62 healthcare organizations as part of its $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program.

When the pandemic began, most states, along with CMS, waived telehealth restrictions requiring clinicians to be licensed in the state where their patient lives. Now, some states are discontinuing those waivers, meaning many patients receiving telehealth care from a clinician…

While the hospital at home is now receiving a great deal of attention, due in part to COVID-19, "the model has been in existence for quite some time," Doug Lang, VP of client growth at Health Recovery Solutions, said. "This…

Israeli startup Antidote Health is looking to plug the uninsured into care through a reimagined digital-first relationship with providers. 

Calibrate, a telemedicine platform for metabolic health, recently raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, according to an Aug. 25 news release. 

Older Americans use musculoskeletal telehealth programs more than younger people, though pain outcomes are similar across all generations, according to a study published in Frontiers of Digital Health.

A cast of insurers are forging ahead with virtual-only healthcare plans, but several are diverging on scope and application.

For many patients, care has been restricted to the four walls of a hospital. With COVID-19, however, those boundaries have blurred, and health systems are finding innovative ways to serve individuals where they are.

Salim Saiyed, MD, vice president and chief medical information officer at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, will serve as course director of the American Board of Telehealth's new teleprimary care certificate program.